In Virginia many of the locations that were county seats were called "Court House", hence the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Following a battle that morning, the actual surrender by General Lee to General Grant occurred in a private home owned by the McLean family, ending the American Civil War. This is the actual courthouse. (The building is spelled courthouse (one word) and the town is Court House (two words).)

Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, the big lake with the longest name in the United States was a central gathering place for the Nipmuc Indians and their friends. The name has 45 letters and is thought to mean "you fish on your side, I'll fish on my side, and no one fishes in the middle."